Polish–English dictionary

ukarać

(transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).

ukarać grzywną

To impose such a fine or penalty.

ukąsić

(transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.

ukąszenie

The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.

ukaz

a dogmatic decree or command, especially issued by one who rules without popular consent

ukazać się

(intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

ukazywać

(transitive) To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

ukazywać się

(intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

ukierunkować

(transitive, by extension) To align or place (a person or object) so that his, her, or its east side, north side, etc., is positioned toward the corresponding points of the compass; (specifically, surveying) to rotate (a map attached to a plane table) until the line of direction between any two of its points is parallel to the corresponding direction in nature.

ukisić

To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew.

ukleja

A small European river fish (Alburnus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae.

układ

An agreement.

układ scalony

(electronics) A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate; a microchip.

układać harmonogram

To create a time-schedule.

układać na kupę

(transitive) To arrange in a stack, or to add to an existing stack.

układać warstwami

(ambitransitive) To arrange in layers.

układy

A set of people with sociocultural connections to one another; especially, such a set consisting of occupational or business connections.

ukłon

A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence

ukłucie

(often, in the plural) A sudden sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of joy or sorrow.

uknuć

(intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot.

ukochana

Someone who is loved; something that is loved.

ukochany

Much loved, dearly loved.

ukoić

(transitive) To ease or relieve pain or suffering.

ukończony

Completed; concluded; done.

ukończyć

(ambitransitive) To finish; to make done; to reach the end.

ukontentowany

Satisfied, pleased, contented.

ukoronować

Of a forest fire or bushfire, to spread to the crowns of the trees and thence move from tree to tree independent of the surface fire.

ukos

An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.

ukośnie

(archaic, literary) At a slant.

ukośnik

(originally, _, US, typography) The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩.

ukośnik lewy

The punctuation mark \.

ukośnik odwrotny

The punctuation mark \.

ukośnik wsteczny

The punctuation mark \.

ukradkiem

In a furtive manner.

ukradkowo

In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.

ukradkowy

(figuratively) Secret, surreptitious, concealed.

ukradziony

That has been stolen.

Ukraina

A country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea. Capital and largest city: Kyiv.

Ukrainiec

A citizen of Ukraine or a person of Ukrainian ethnicity.

Ukrainka

A citizen of Ukraine or a person of Ukrainian ethnicity.

ukraiński

Relating to Ukraine or its people or language.

ukraść

(transitive) To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.

ukryć

(transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.

ukryć się przed

(intransitive) To flee, often secretly; to steal away. [From mid 16th century.]

ukryć twarz w dłoniach

To bring the palm of one’s hand to one’s face as an expression of mixed humor and disbelief, disgust or shame; for example, when one is caught off-guard with a particularly bad pun.

ukrycie

A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.

ukryty

Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.

ukrywać

(transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.

ukrywać twarz w dłoniach

To bring the palm of one’s hand to one’s face as an expression of mixed humor and disbelief, disgust or shame; for example, when one is caught off-guard with a particularly bad pun.

ukrzyżować

To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross.

ukształtować

(transitive) To give something a shape and definition.

ukształtowany

Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.

ukulele

A small four-stringed guitar.

ul.

Abbreviation of street (in names of specific streets, not as a common noun)

ulać

To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way. [from 15th c.]

ulatniać

(intransitive) (of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.

ulatniać się

(intransitive) To disappear quickly; to vanish; to fleet.

ulec

To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.

ulegać

To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.

uległy

Liable to be brought to account, to a charge or claim; responsible; accountable; answerable.

ulepszać

(transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).

ulepszenie

The act of making better.

ulepszony

In a version or form that has been improved or made better than some other standard form.

ulepszyć

(transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).

ulewa

A heavy rain.

ulewać

To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way. [from 15th c.]

ulga

The condition of being assuaged.

ulica

The opinion of the public, the popular view.

uliczka

A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.

ulicznica

A sexually immoral woman.

Ulisses

(Greek mythology) The son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus. A Greek leader during the Trojan War, he was responsible for the Trojan horse. He was also king of Ithaca, hero of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey.

ulotka

A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.

ulotnić

(intransitive) (of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.

ulotnić się

(intransitive) To disappear quickly; to vanish; to fleet.

ulotny

(figurative) Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.

Ulster

The northern province of Ireland, made up of all six Northern Irish counties and three counties in the Republic of Ireland.

ultimatum

(diplomacy) A final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war if the terms are not met before some specified date and time.

ultradźwięk

(physics) Sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, which is approximately 20 kilohertz.

ultradźwiękowy

(acoustics) Beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with a frequency of 20 kilohertz or higher.

ultrafiolet

Ultraviolet colour.

ultrafioletowy

Of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 to 10 nanometres.

ulubienica

A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.

ulubieniec

A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.

ułamek

A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.

ułan

Pierce with or as if with a lance.

Ułan Bator

The capital city of Mongolia.

ułanka

A popular garden plant, of the genus Fuchsia, of the Onagraceae family, shrubs with red, pink or purple flowers.

ułatwiać

(transitive) To reduce the difficulty of (something).

ułatwić

(transitive) To reduce the difficulty of (something).

ułomny

(grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.

ułożony

(of hair) Fixed in a certain style.

ułożyć

(transitive) To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.

ułuda

The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.

um

(mostly, uncountable) The quality of making use or having made use of such capacities: depth of understanding, mental quickness.

umacniać

(transitive) To make strong; to strengthen.

umacniać się

(intransitive) To become firm; stabilise.

umawiać

(transitive, legal) To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).

umbo

A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.

umeblować

(transitive) To provide a place with furniture, or other equipment.

umeblowany

supplied with furniture

umiar

The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes

umiarkowanie

(obsolete) State with regard to heat or cold; temperature.

umieć

(Manglish, Singlish, intransitive) To be fine or acceptable; to be possible; (with liao or already) to be enough. Often used in conjunction with a variety of clause-final particles, e.g., lah, meh or one, to express different attitudes towards the subject matter.

umiejętnie

In an able manner; with great ability. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

umiejętność

Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.

umiejętność liczenia

Numerical skill.

umiejętności lotnicze

Skill in and knowledge of the work of navigating and operating an aircraft.

umiejętny

Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

umiejscawiać

(transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.

umierać

(intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

umierać z tęsknoty

(intransitive) To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.

umierający

Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.

umieścić

To physically place (something or someone somewhere).

umieścić z wyprzedzeniem

(sometimes, proscribed) .

umieszczać z wyprzedzeniem

(sometimes, proscribed) .

umiłowany

Much loved, dearly loved.

umizgiwać się

(transitive) To endeavor to gain someone's affection/support.

umknąć

(intransitive) To run away; to escape.

umniejszać

(transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.

umocnić

(transitive) To make strong; to strengthen.

umocnić się

(intransitive) To become firm; stabilise.

umocniony

(computing, military) Having extra defences against attack; highly fortified.

umocować

(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

umocowanie

(uncountable) The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission.

umorusany

Dirty, unwashed, unclean.

umorzenie

(civil law) Gratuitous discharge; a release from debt or obligation without payment; free remission.

umowa

(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.

umowa przechowania

(banking) Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.

umówić

(transitive, legal) To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).

umówić się

(transitive) To invite somebody, especially on a date.

umowny

(usually, of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.

umożliwiać

To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.

umożliwić

To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.

umrzeć

(intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

umyć się

(intransitive) To clean oneself with water.

umykać

(intransitive) To run away; to escape.

umyślnie

Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.

umyślnie szkodliwy

Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.

umyślny

(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.

umysł

The capability for rational thought.

umysłowo

In a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally.

umysłowy

(relational) Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.

umywalka

A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.

unaoczniać

(chiefly, medicine) To make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods (such as endoscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, or X-rays), or other techniques.

unaocznić

(chiefly, medicine) To make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods (such as endoscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, or X-rays), or other techniques.

uncja

An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.

undergroundowy

(not comparable) Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.

unia

(uncountable) The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.

UNICEF

An agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.

unicestwiać

To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.